3.2km
Total Distance
218m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A loop of about 3 km on the marked CAI path 697 from the Benedictine hermitage at the foot of the Pietra di Bismantova, a narrow plateau with sheer walls that rises alone above the Reggio Emilia Apennines to 1,041 m. The path climbs the western flank to the flat top, crosses the plateau and comes back down the eastern side and along the southern foot of the cliffs. The first written mention of Bismantova is in Dante's Purgatorio.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Drinking water
    at the start
  2. 2
    Viewpoint
    at the start
  3. 3
    Viewpoint · 0.4km
  4. 4
    Drinking water · 0.6km
  5. 5
    Sorgente (stagionale) · 2.2km
    Drinking water
  6. 6
    Drinking water · 2.9km
  7. 7
    Viewpoint
    at the end
Bus stop
32m from the start
Parking
31m from the start
Path grade (SAC)
T1 · T2 for 0.8km
Surface
natural ground 50%, gravel 33%, paved 11%
Marked route
L'Eremo - Campo Pianelli - Pietra di Bismantova - L'Eremo, Sentiero Partigiani 7 - sentiero delle donne, Sentiero Lazzaro Spallanzani - Tappa 5

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Difficulty

2/5 · Easy